Threatening competitive behavior can be disarming and disruptive to a business.

Smith Keane LLP is a full service intellectual property law firm dedicated to providing clients with strategic intellectual property counseling and services at a predictable cost.

Smith Keane LLP is experienced in assisting clients throughout the life cycle of their intellectual property–from procurement to competitive analytics to enforcement.

Smith Keane LLP also provides representation to client looking to defend themselves against claims of infringement.

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IP COUNSELING

Client decisions are required at all stages of intellectual property ownership.

Smith Keane is dedicated to arming clients with the information they need to make informed decisions. The firm encourages an ongoing dialogue with clients to ensure clients can undertake an appropriate cost-benefit review based on complete information.

If you are an attorney, whether in-house counsel or in private practice, Smith Keane is available to assist you in managing intellectual property aspects of your clients’ IP portfolios or transactions and/or providing you with advice and information to enable you to counsel your clients efficiently.

You continue to meet your clients’ corporate law needs; we simply expand the services you are able to provide.

While no one can guarantee a clear path free of interruption by third parties, early involvement of IP counsel can make the difference between a successful product launch and disruptive legal roadblocks.

IP DEFENSE AND ENFORCEMENT

Threatening competitive behavior can be disarming and disruptive to a business.

Let Smith Keane handle the legal aspects of intellectual property enforcement, or defense against charges of infringement. We pride ourselves in providing client goal-oriented advice and options, always with early conflict resolution in mind.

With client goals and competitive posture in mind, Smith Keane can assist with administrative procedures, such as adversarial or ex parte proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), or with legal proceedings in United States District Courts, Courts of Appeals, or the Supreme Court of the United States.